Owen SterlingBreaking a key in a dream is a sign that the means of access or the authority held by the dreamer is experiencing a sudden failure. When the brain sorts through an image of a failing mechanism, it is working with the fact that a previous way of exerting control has stopped working.
This failure shows that the old methods of handling a situation have reached their end. The dreamer finds that the tools once used to open doors or secure positions have reached a limit of utility. This disruption is a signal that the current approach to a problem is exhausted. The dreamer is currently unable to move forward. The realization that a different way of operating is required is already taking place.
A key breaking in a lock in a dream shows how an active effort to overcome a barrier meets an instant and permanent stop. Because the tool fails while it is actively being used to negotiate a difficulty, the dream points to a frustration where an attempt to resolve a secret or a challenge meets an abrupt and irreversible halt.
The sight of a broken key in a dream makes the focus the damaged state of the tool instead of the action of using it. This focuses the meaning on the fact that the capacity for influence or the ability to command a situation has been diminished, leaving the dreamer to face a lack of options.
For its more general meaning: Dream about a key
What it means when I took broken key out from my bag
Dear Reader,
Your dream is a sign for defense, barrier and social aspects. This dream indicates you are on the defensive about some issue in your life. You shouldn’t put so many barriers between you and the opportunities you can get today. You are relying too much on your social network.